Hepatic actinomycosis presenting as a liver tumour: Case report and literature review

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-347

  Lai, Alex T ^a   Lam, Chi Ming ^a   Ng, Kelvin K ^a   Yeung, Chun ^a   Ho, Wing Lau ^a   Poon, Lap Tak ^a   Ng, Irene O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ACTINOMYCOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; REVIEW;

EID: 7044221960     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60066-X     Document Type: Article

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